Been here five weeks - some things I have learnt

[Scunner]

An odd job man becomes a craftsman, given a can of expanding foam.

[KKOB]

All Expats have a crick in their neck. That's why nothing Turkish craftsmen install looks level.

[tinkerman]

You are never far from the craftsman brother usually the Barman

[teetee]

Three days too infinity to get the job done and if you are lucky to a "reasonable" standard and not sure why there is not a tip!

Trades people in Turkey really pi-s me off whoever recommends them...... As they never work for me. I was born unlucky...... But not in England.

[GordonA]

All these posts may be true, Unless you employ the services of one Mehmet Hira, turns up on time WITH his own tools, charges EXACTLY what he quoted you, AND, leaves your premises spotlessly clean. Oh, by the way, his grasp of the English language is second to none !!   

[saoirse]

 
[/quote] A hammer,  a screwdriver and a cold-chisel are all he needs. Oh and a dozen tubes of mastic.
[/quote]

And that's the tv repair man

[Hamlet]

The plumber who turns up armed with just a hacksaw blade & a piece of rubber tape to repair a broken mains pipe.
The guy who comes to work on your roof and is shocked to find that you don't own a ladder, because he doesn't!

[chris35]

All new furniture is delivered complete with a covering of dust for you to spend hours removing. 

[davybill]

The cleaner wants your mop and broom,to clean next door?

[mary62]

The cleaner wants your mop and broom,to clean next door?

And then asks for some bleach and floor cleaner.